Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes off his face mask to testify during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
United States

Jerome Powell faces lawmakers’ skepticism on some Fed aid programs

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Real Estate

Low rates and heavy buyer demand send US home sales surging

Providence, RI, March 22, 2020 - RI Governor Gina Raimondo's daily Covit-19 press conference in the State Room of the RI State House Sunday afternoon. [The Providence Journal / Kris Craig]
Politics

While asking for more, states are slow to spend virus aid

Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington. | REUTERS
Politics

Federal Reserve chair warns of widening inequality as US consumption dives

More than 40 million US workers have lost their jobs since the pandemic's arrival, but the pace of layoffs is slowing. | AFP/File / Johannes EISELE
Politics

US layoffs exceed 40 million but some are returning to work

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addresses reporters after the weekly senate party caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
Politics

GOP weighs jobless aid cuts to urge Americans back to work

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